PEDIATRIC UROLOGIST By Mackenzi Costley DESCRIPTION o A

PEDIATRIC UROLOGIST By: Mackenzi Costley

DESCRIPTION o A specially trained surgeon that deals with urological diseases and issues of children from the ages 0 -14. In some cases like with e. g. exstrophy, renal transplant, and continent procedures, the age can increase up to 16+. Pediatrics do very well working with kids, and work in conditions that satisfy child attention spans. These specific environments are needed to allow the children to feel more comfortable when being examined.

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PROS AND CONS Pros Cons Excellent Salary that can vary Irregular and long hours “Very Good” current and future outlook Up to 14 years in school Many work environment options High amount of student loans with the amount of schooling needed Varying salary More training with 2 specialties Insurance (messing up on a surgery)

SALARIES AND WORK PLACES o Georgia Annual Salary: $172, 000 -$196, 000 o National Salary: $184, 820 o Pediatric Urologists work in the following: hospitals (typically children’s hospitals), children’s clinics, private or group practices, community health centers, health maintenance organizations, HIV/AIDS clinics, Indian Health Services, medical schools, the military, prisons, public health departments, research facilities, substance abuse treatment centers, urgent care centers, and Veterans’ Affairs.

EDUCATION, LICENSURE, AND CERTIFICATION o Minimum of 3 years in college (typically urologists get a bachelors degree in chemistry or biology), postgraduate education at a medical school, and a minimum of 5 years of residency o Licensure required through Georgia Composite Medical Board o Certification is required and achieved by passing a board examination in the pediatric urologist specialty

OUTLOOKS o The outlook for pediatric urologists is “very good”, and has increased 18% each year since 2012 and is expected to do so till 2022.

PROGRAMS AND COLLEGES Independence University Mercer University* Emory University* Morehouse School or Medicine* Medical College of Georgia The University of Tennessee-Knoxville The University of Alabama at Birmingham Florida State University of South Caroline-Columbia East Tennessee State University of Florida Vanderbilt University Georgia Regents University* (* schools were the 4 on the career manual) Meharry Medical College Medical University of South Carolina Pikeville College Wake Forest University of Kentucky University of South Alabama University of Louisville Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine Marshall University of South Florida-Main Campus University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Duke University of Cincinnati-Main Campus University of Mississippi Medical Center

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS 1. American Medical Association (800) 621 -8335 4. Liaison Committee on Medical Education www. ama-assn. org 2. Georgia Composite Medical Board (404) 656 -3913 www. medicalboard. georgia. gov 3. Georgia State Medical Association (404) 752 -1564 www. gsmanet. org (312) 464 -4933 www. lcme. org 5. Medical Association of Georgia (800) 282 -0224 www. mag. org 6. National Medical Association (202) 347 -1895 www. nmanet. org

CITATIONS Pediatric Urology Research Fellow Salary in Atlanta, Ga. (2014, January 1). Retrieved October 20, 2014, from http: //www. indeed. com/salary/q-Pediatric-Urology-Research-Fellow-l. Atlanta, -GA. html Kumar K. V. , S. , & S. N. , O. (2007, December 1). Making of a pediatric urologist. Retrieved October 20, 2014, from http: //www. ncbi. nlm. nih. gov/pmc/articles/PMC 2721570/

CITATIONS Careers and Occupations List RSS feed subscription Careers and Occupations List / Medical and Health Professions / Urologist: Job Description and. . . Urologist: Job Description and Information About Becoming an Urologist. (2014, January 1). Retrieved October 20, 2014, from http: //educationportal. com/articles/Urologist_Job_Description_and_Information_Abo ut_Becoming_an_Urologist. html What do Pediatric Urologists do? (2013, January 1). Retrieved October 20, 2014, from http: //www. insidejobs. com/careers/pediatricurologist

CITATIONS Health Careers in Georgia (manual under class resources) www. google. com/images (pictures)